STS-119

[Squiggy]

The new GH2 (gaseous hydrogen) valves have been installed, everything checks out and everything looks good for a launch time of 1:30 AM Eastern (0632 UTC) next Friday, February 27.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

What's that? some kind of flatulence test?

 

[SeerSGB]

The new GH2 (gaseous hydrogen) valves have been installed, everything checks out and everything looks good for a launch time of 1:30 AM Eastern (0632 UTC) next Friday, February 27.

Isn't this the mission that delivers the last of the backbone/solar-arrays to the ISS?

 

[Squiggy]

Yup. The ISS will be (roughly) symmetrical after this mission, as noted in the mission patch:

 

[John Picard]

Yup. The ISS will be (roughly) symmetrical after this mission, as noted in the mission patch:

So they are bringing *balance* to the ISS?

 

[Alpha_Geek]

Thanks for the update Squiggy!!


Go, bird!

 

[JustAFriend]

Hope the weather is clear.... I can see them out my front door: VIDEO

Love the night launches!

 

[Squiggy]

Nevermind! The problem is NOT resolved and it's been pushed back another 2 weeks. If they can't fix it by then then it's on hold indef.

 

[Squiggy]

Bump.

Apparently, all signs point to a 9:20 PM EDT launch this Wednesday.

 

[Alpha_Geek]

At the risk of repeating myself...

Thanks for the update, Squiggy!

Go, Bird!

 

[Meredith]

Yup. The ISS will be (roughly) symmetrical after this mission, as noted in the mission patch:

Adrian Monk will be pleased, this was bothering him for quite some time.

 

[Squiggy]

At the risk of repeating myself...

Thanks for the update, Squiggy!

Go, Bird!

No prob. I'm heading down Monday morning and I'll be sure to post a bunch of pics of the launch and pre-launch ops in here.

 

[Squiggy]

If you're a fan of The Colbert Report, watch Tuesday as NASA Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmeyer will be interviewed from the press site.

 

[RevDMV]

Thanks for the update, look forward to the on-site photos

 

[Squiggy]

There she is!

 

[Sky]

Maaaan! If there's one thing I wish to see 'live', it's the shuttle launch. Oh well, NASA tv is awesome enough I guess...

 

[judge alba]

Maaaan! If there's one thing I wish to see 'live', it's the shuttle launch. Oh well, NASA tv is awesome enough I guess...

nasa tv? do they telly vise the launch on the net or something? kinda hope so

 

[Squiggy]

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

 

[judge alba]

ah cool thanks

 

[Guartho]

Maaaan! If there's one thing I wish to see 'live', it's the shuttle launch. Oh well, NASA tv is awesome enough I guess...

No kidding. I had the chance to once while in Florida on a show-choir trip in high school, but there was a vote after everyone was getting tired of being at the beach and we came back early so I missed it. I was zoo-pissed.